Von Ryan's Express 59 years old

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.

Credits

Von Ryan's Express Cast

Name Character
James Brolin He was 24, now 84 years old as Private Ames
Richard Bakalyan He was 34, 84 years old when he died as Corporal Giannini
Trevor Howard He was 51, 74 years old when he died as Major Eric Fincham
Frank Sinatra He was 49, 82 years old when he died as Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
James Sikking He was 31, now 90 years old as American POW
Michael Goodliffe He was 50, 61 years old when he died as Captain Stein
Adolfo Celi He was 42, 63 years old when he died as Battaglia
Jacques Stany He was 35, 86 years old when he died as Gortz's Aide
Raffaella Carrà She was 22, now 81 years old as Gabriella
Edward Mulhare He was 42, 74 years old when he died as Captain Costanzo
Robert 'Buzz' Henry He was 93, 40 years old when he died as American POW
Vito Scotti He was 47, 78 years old when he died as Peppino, Italian Train Engineer
Wolfgang Preiss He was 55, 92 years old when he died as Major Von Klemment
Sergio Fantoni He was 34, now 94 years old as Captain Oriani
Ivan Triesault He was 66, 81 years old when he died as Von Kleist
Ian Abercrombie He was 30, 77 years old when he died as English POW
Michael St. Clair He was 53, 89 years old when he died as Sergeant Major Dunbar
Brad Dexter He was 48, 85 years old when he died as Sergeant Bostick
John Leyton He was 29, now 88 years old as Lt. Orde
John van Dreelen He was 43, 70 years old when he died as Colonel Gortz
John Daheim as American POW

Von Ryan's Express Crew

Name Department
Raphaël Bretton as Set Decoration. He was 45 (91) years old when He died Art
Jack Martin Smith as Art Direction. He was 54 (82) years old when He died Art
Walter M. Scott as Set Decoration. He was 58 (82) years old when He died Art
Mark Robson as Director. He was 51 (64) years old when He died Directing
Ben Nye as Makeup Artist. He was 58 (79) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Margaret Donovan as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
David Westheimer as Novel. He was 48 (88) years old when He died Writing
Joseph Landon as Screenplay. Writing
Wendell Mayes as Screenplay. He was 46 (73) years old when He died Writing
Dorothy Spencer as Editor. She was 56 (93) years old when She died Editing
Hilyard M. Brown as Art Direction. He was 55 (92) years old when He died Art
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Von Ryan's Express (59 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 23, 1965
  • Runtime: 117 minutes
  • Budget: 5760000.00